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Applicant proposes reviving 75‑year lunch counter at 222 Emery Mills Road with 17‑seat bar
Summary
An applicant told the Chamblee Planning Board it seeks to reopen a 75‑year‑old lunch‑counter restaurant at 222 Emery Mills Road, keep original signage and menu style, add a 17‑seat bar, and adjust parking by moving back to 30 feet from the center line; hours proposed are roughly 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
An applicant told the Chamblee Planning Board it plans to revive a 75‑year‑old lunch‑counter restaurant at 222 Emery Mills Road and add a 17‑seat bar while retaining the site’s traditional signage and menu style. "Revive that 75 year old brand and open a lunch counter style restaurant as it was for the previous 75 years," the presenter said, and added: "after tonight's hearing, we will add a bar, 17 seats."
The presenter said the project includes a parking adjustment that would move the structure back to 30 feet from the center line to meet the right‑of‑way, and some front landscaping and planters. On hours, the presenter said the permit application shows a latest closing time of 11 p.m., but the schedule is intended to be about 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The applicant framed the bar and the nostalgic brand revival as an adaptation to changing market conditions: "Part of the normal business restaurant business is harder than it used to be since COVID 19," the presenter said, noting lake patrons often want a beverage while they wait.
The board accepted public comment and written letters; the hearing was later closed with the board scheduling its regular meeting at 07:00. No formal vote on the application was recorded in the hearing transcript.
